What is this thing?

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What is this bug (also don't mind my friend photobombing the picture with a stick of butter) (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/whatisthisthing

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How deep do you plant them? I might try growing some too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You don’t really plant them, you get eggs on little strips of paper that you hang on your plants. Super easy!

[–] TheLadyAugust 6 points 6 months ago

You can also plant lots of pollen producing plants or borage to help lacewings thrive. And of course don't use pesticides